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NEW YORK - JUNE 18: Derek Jeter #2 of the New York Yankees hits his first grand slam home run at the bottom of the sixth against Joe Borowski #48 of the Chicago Cubs on June 18, 2005 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)

On this day in Yankees history – Derek Jeter’s lone grand slam

On this day 13 years ago, Derek Jeter hit the first, and only, grand slam of his 20 year career. It took 136 career at-bats with the bases loaded before he left the yard, the most at bats of any active player at the time without hitting a grand salami.

The 30-year-old Captain cleared the bases in the sixth inning off a Joe Borowski pitch that soared over the left-center field fence. Jorge Posada, Bernie Williams and Robinson Cano would cross the plate to give the Bombers a 7-1 lead. Jeter would hit another homer in the eighth in the 8-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs.

Going into the game he had 155 career homers, the most by any active player without a grand slam, as well as the most by any Yankees player in history.

“I thought I’d never hit one. It feels good because it was an important part of the game. I’d be lying if I said it didn’t feel good. I was thinking about it. Every time I went up there I was trying to hit one. I’ve been trying to hit one for the last three or four years.”

The Captain averaged 15 homers a year during his historic tenure with the Yanks.